Pre-death assessment

This is a small village.

The scene before my eyes was dilapidated and ruined, as if no one had lived there for a very long time.

The house was crooked and dilapidated, unable to even provide the most basic shelter from the wind and rain.

But now, in this dilapidated little village, there is a group of people.

They...are killing people!

In the middle of the small village, in that single-story house that was barely intact, there was a basement.

A thick stench of blood permeated the entire basement, accompanied by heart-wrenching screams.

There was a woman whose cheeks were pierced by iron hooks, and she was dragged onto that bloody and foul-smelling stone platform, just like a pig being slaughtered in the countryside.

Then, amidst her screams, the group used every means to torture and kill her.

After a long time, only a mutilated corpse with its internal organs turned inside out remained on the stone platform.

There were other corpses around the stone platform.

It is clear that far more than one person has been brutally murdered here.

"Damn it, another failure."

In the basement, against the wall, sat a large, obese man with a cigarette dangling from his mouth.

His name is Shen Wanpeng, and he has about ten henchmen under his command.

In this sixth level, the method he wanted to use to pass the level was to create a lord and seize the crystal.

In his view, the thing that most people in this world fear most is being tortured and killed like animals.

However, despite killing many people and using various methods of torture and intimidation, they failed to create a lord.

"What are these women thinking?"

Shen Wanpeng didn't understand why these people weren't most afraid of torture and killing.

Is there anything more terrifying than torture and murder in this world?

"Keep looking for people, I fucking refuse to believe we can't find a lord."

Shen Wanpeng then gave an order: "Remember this, specifically look for those who look clean and weak."

In his view, those who are clean and weak are simply simple-minded.

The hardest thing to accept is definitely being subjected to bloody torture.

"yes!"

His underlings all nodded.

Then he turned around and prepared to go find someone.

They have been in this sixth level for a very, very long time.

They have always been selecting their prey.

Just like human traffickers in the real world, they stalk and take action.

He's a repeat offender.

They can often spot who is easy to catch and who is simple-minded in a crowd at a glance.

It is indeed very difficult to find such a person in the sixth level of the pre-death assessment space.

Fortunately, they have experience, and such people do exist.

However, just then, as they turned to leave the basement.

Before anyone knew it, a figure in a red dress was already standing at the entrance to the basement.

She wore a bright red long dress and had a red cloth tied around her forehead.

It was none other than the Heavenly Stem Xin, Xin Xinran.

"Who is it?"

Everyone immediately became alert.

Shen Wanpeng also narrowed his eyes slightly and stood up.

Where did this woman come from? Is she human or a ghost?

When did they appear in this basement without them noticing?

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk..."

Xin Xinran's gaze swept across the basement, taking a look at the corpse on the stone platform and the surrounding corpses.

Then I looked at the tools used to kill people.

"You guys are pretty cruel, aren't you? You actually used these methods to kill so many people?"

She raised her hand and fanned herself in front of her, seemingly finding the stench of the corpses in the basement unbearable.

"Boss, she..."

At this moment, all of Shen Wanpeng's men cast a glance at him.

The woman was very clean and beautiful.

A woman like this would probably be most afraid of bloodshed and torture.

However, Shen Wanpeng had a sharp eye.

They dare to come in alone, and they can do so without anyone noticing.

And they weren't scared away by these images.

This proves that she is definitely not an ordinary woman.

She is indeed clean and beautiful, but her mind... is definitely not simple.

"This pre-death assessment space is really something, with all these ways of passing it, so that the first thing that comes to mind for those who attempt it is... to harm others."

Xin Xinran continued, "It seems that to pass the test, you have to harm others! So this pre-death assessment space... has really cultivated quite a few villains."

Originally, passing the level was a common challenge faced by all participants.

However, from the very first level, the first thing most challengers think of to pass is to harm others.

In fact, fighting and killing have never been necessary.

Unfortunately, most people don't understand this principle.

Therefore, most people use methods that harm others to pass the level.

For example, this guy in front of me is thinking of using torture to forcibly create a lord.

Unfortunately, it's completely useless.

However... there is a reason why these people exist.

Because of the existence of evil people, good people will act on behalf of Heaven and make use of the evil people.

For example, when Jiang Liao creates a lord, he will definitely choose a villain like Shen Wanpeng.

And Ling Wu wanted to choose this kind of person.

"We just want to complete the game, to return to the real world alive."

Shen Wanpeng said in a deep voice, "Sir... do you perhaps wish to meddle in other people's business?"

In order to pass the level and survive, there's no other way but to harm the innocent.

Anyway, they couldn't think of any other way.

The second level of the test is difficult to handle and very troublesome.

They couldn't create the third level of Beast King, and they had no chance of reaching the fifth level of Domination.

Therefore, the fastest way is of course the fourth level, creating lords.

"Do you know why you chose to create lords through torture and murder?"

Just then, another voice rang out.

Then, Ling Wu led Li Ming and the others down the steps.

When Shen Wanpeng saw that there were still so many people, his face darkened completely.

"Gentlemen, let's keep to ourselves. What I do is none of your business, is it?"

He then spoke in a deep voice.

Ling Wu ignored his statement and continued, "The thing that most people in this world fear most is not actually being tortured to death."

"And the reason you chose to create lords in this way is because... your greatest fear is being tortured and killed!"

Because his greatest fear was being tortured and killed, he believed that what others feared most was being tortured and killed.

Actually not.

It's like some people say: the more someone lacks something, the more they flaunt it.

Actually, that's not the case.

When you feel that someone is showing off something, it's not that they lack it, but that you lack it.

When someone boasts about having a beautiful wife, does he lack it? Of course he does; he really does have a beautiful wife.

And you think he's showing off because you don't have a beautiful wife; the one who's truly lacking one is you.

Therefore, when Shen Wanpeng used this method to create lords, he was essentially exposing his own deepest fear.

"What do you mean by that?"

Shen Wanpeng stared at Ling Wu.

"Treat others as they treat you."

Ling Wu slowly said, "If you enjoy harming the innocent, you should naturally receive the same retribution."

"Heh, so you're saying you want revenge for the people we killed?"

Shen Wanpeng sneered, "Do you even have that ability?"

Although his opponents also outnumbered him, he wasn't afraid of anyone in this sixth level if a fight really broke out.

He wasn't afraid of even Long Jiankong, who had the largest number of members in the team.

Once a fight breaks out, he is confident that he can make any of the sixth-level squads suffer heavy losses.

If he really can't win, he can always run away to save his life.

If possible, it's best not to make enemies of such groups of people.

But if the other party really wants to cause trouble, then there's nothing he can do.

"Of course they have that ability."

Xin Xinran smiled faintly: "But to deal with you lot, why would I need so many people? I can handle it all by myself."

"Hahaha, you're all alone?"

Shen Wanpeng burst into laughter.

In this sixth level, where there are large groups of people, he might still give them some leeway.

But if you take any one of the challengers out on their own, he can say he fears no one.

The strongest challenger of the sixth level has arrived, accompanied by his henchmen, and victory is assured.

"Why don't we give it a try?" Shen Wanpeng immediately pounded his fists in front of him.

"Try it and you'll regret it!"

Xin Xinran smiled faintly.

Swish!

After saying that, she was already standing in front of Shen Wanpeng.

"So fast!"

Shen Wanpeng's pupils dilated; something was wrong with this woman.

The next moment, Xin Xinran raised her hand and unleashed a palm strike.

A dark red aura suddenly erupted.

Bang!

A muffled thud shook the entire basement and the whole village.

Shen Wanpeng's figure sank deep into the ground behind the wall in the basement.

"You...you are..."

When he saw the dark red aura of death emanating from Xin Xinran, he panicked completely.

He had nothing to fear when facing the challenger of the sixth level.

But if it's something like the dry season, that's a different story.

"Am I enough on my own?"

Xin Xinran sneered, and then a dark red aura burst forth, shooting upwards.

bang bang bang...

The next moment, a loud noise came from the small village, and the ground shook.

After everything calmed down, the original small village turned into a huge crater of ruins, as if the ground had collapsed.

Ling Wu and the others stood unharmed in place, with only the ground beneath their feet remaining largely undamaged.

On the other side, Shen Wanpeng and the others were all on the verge of death.

But they are all still alive.

Because Ling Wu wants to live.

After taking down Shen Wanpeng and the others, Xin Xinran clapped her hands.

Then she turned back to Ling Wu and gave him a charming smile: "Honey, aren't you going to praise me?"

Ling Wu ignored her and said to Li Ming and the others, "Kill them, Luo Luo, Dr. Lu, you know what to do."

Dr. Lu can use drugs to make the other person's nervous system more sensitive, so that they can feel pain more easily.

Jiang Luo can use mind control to amplify the fear in the other person's heart.

In this way, the opponent can be forced into becoming a lord during the process of torture and slaughter.

"No problem!"

Several people gathered around.

Then, they will treat him in the same way.

Don't these people like to create lords through torture and killing?

Let these people taste the bitter fruit of their own actions.

Unlike others, Shen Wanpeng and his group did not create a lord, but they were very confident.

Because they have Dr. Lu and Jiang Luo.

More importantly, their choice of Shen Wanpeng and others was actually the most suitable candidate to truly become lords.